MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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